Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle- Clare Hunter
‘Threads of Life takes us from political propaganda in medieval France to secret treason in Tudor England, from the mothers of the disappeared in Argentina to First World War soldiers with PTSD, from a POW camp in Singapore to a family attic in Scotland. It is a global chronicle of identity, protest, memory and politics.’
My absolute favourite type of non-fiction book- history with a twist. A textile curator takes us on a journey through some of humanity’s best and worst moments, all bound by their use of sewing to make their voices heard
‘Threads of Life takes us from political propaganda in medieval France to secret treason in Tudor England, from the mothers of the disappeared in Argentina to First World War soldiers with PTSD, from a POW camp in Singapore to a family attic in Scotland. It is a global chronicle of identity, protest, memory and politics.’
My absolute favourite type of non-fiction book- history with a twist. A textile curator takes us on a journey through some of humanity’s best and worst moments, all bound by their use of sewing to make their voices heard
‘Threads of Life takes us from political propaganda in medieval France to secret treason in Tudor England, from the mothers of the disappeared in Argentina to First World War soldiers with PTSD, from a POW camp in Singapore to a family attic in Scotland. It is a global chronicle of identity, protest, memory and politics.’
My absolute favourite type of non-fiction book- history with a twist. A textile curator takes us on a journey through some of humanity’s best and worst moments, all bound by their use of sewing to make their voices heard